CAD & assembly design
Surface modeling, sheet metal, and large multi-part assemblies.
AutoCAD · Inventor · Fusion 360
I design hardware that’s built to be manufactured,
and I’ve built it with my own hands.
I’m Aaditya Radhakrishnan. I connect CAD design intent with real shop-floor and vendor reality—from the first sketch to production launch.
Real problems. Considered design.
Hardware that works beyond the screen.
I don’t just send drawings to a vendor.
I know what it takes to make the part.
Surface models, assemblies, and sheet-metal parts that account for the next step.
SOLIDWORKS / CATIAGD&T, tolerance stack-ups, and drawings that leave less room for interpretation.
ASME Y14.5 / DFMPersonally cut, bent, and welded sheet metal to build and validate production enclosures.
CUT / BEND / WELD / VALIDATESoftware is the starting point.
Engineering judgment makes it useful.
Surface modeling, sheet metal, and large multi-part assemblies.
FEA validated against hand calculations. Understand the answer, not just the plot.
Design intent communicated clearly. Fit, function, and manufacturability considered early.
Hands-on sheet-metal fabrication, backed by supplier and vendor coordination.
Keep design, documentation, and the production floor aligned as a product evolves.
Across the drawing board, factory floor,
and the conversations in between.
ThinkClock Battery Labs · Bengaluru, India
End-to-end hardware product development: CAD, fabrication, design validation, BOMs, change management, and vendor sign-off.
ThinkClock Battery Labs · Sunbury, UK
On-site EV battery diagnostics, live product demonstrations, and client training. Supported new account wins by connecting technical capability to customer needs.
Kingston University · London, UK
Taught Engineering Mathematics and core mechanical subjects. Ran practical learning workshops for 100+ students.
Aries Marine & Engineering Services · Sharjah, UAE
Created 3D CAD models, technical drawings, and bills of materials for marine engineering work.
Indigo Paints · Kochi, India
Applied Lean Six Sigma and finite element analysis to manufacturing equipment.
I bring CAD precision, hands-on manufacturing experience, and the drive to take a product across the finish line.
Automated and manual variants. One product journey, from concept design to launch.
Take a battery diagnostics product from concept to a manufacturable enclosure, with fit, assembly, and vendor execution considered together.
End-to-end product development: mechanical design, hands-on fabrication, validation, documentation, and vendor sign-off.
Developed sheet-metal and surface designs and multi-part assemblies. Applied GD&T, tolerance stack-up analysis, and DFM/DFA reviews. Managed multi-level BOMs and ECO/CO changes. Personally cut, bent, and welded sheet-metal parts to build and validate production enclosures.
SolidWorks · CATIA · GD&T · DFM/DFA · Sheet-metal fabrication · BOM / ECO / CO
A product developed with firsthand understanding of its fabrication and assembly, not just its CAD geometry.
A piston-actuated, modular reconfigurable robot.
Explore how self-assembling robotic units can form adaptive lattice structures and reconfigure in real time.
Contributed the novel locomotion concept, actuation algorithm, and hardware design as part of the final-year project.
Used piston-actuated modules as the building blocks of a reconfigurable structure. Connected the physical mechanism with an actuation algorithm to enable adaptive arrangements and locomotion.
Mechanical CAD · Hardware design · Piston actuation · Actuation algorithm development
The project was published by Springer, Singapore, in November 2022.
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Hysol EA 9360 / Aluminium 7075 joints under extreme space conditions.
Assess the behavior of structural adhesive joints under extreme space conditions, with confidence in the simulation methodology.
MSc dissertation research, finite element simulation, and independent validation using manual calculations.
Modeled Hysol EA 9360 and Aluminium 7075 joints in ANSYS and Abaqus. Validated the simulation work against manual MathCAD calculations rather than treating solver output as a final answer.
ANSYS · Abaqus · MathCAD · Finite element analysis · Analytical validation
Joint model → stress response
Hand calculations → validation
Validation workflow shown. No numerical values or stress results are represented by the illustrative assets.
Feeding, testing, sorting, and labeling in one workflow.
Bring four battery-cell handling operations together in a coordinated automation rig.
A project in my mechanical engineering portfolio. The precise contribution and scope are available on request.
The system spans cell feeding, testing, sorting, and labeling. Detailed mechanism design and implementation documentation will be added when available.
Technical tools, ownership, and measured outcomes have not yet been documented here. No unverified throughput or performance claims are made.
Clear geometry. Usable drawings. Organized engineering documentation.
Support marine engineering work with 3D geometry and accurate technical documentation.
Engineering intern creating 3D models, technical drawings, and bills of materials.
Translated engineering requirements into CAD models and drawings, and organized associated components into BOMs.
3D CAD modeling · Technical drawing · Bill of materials preparation
Built a foundation in the relationship between a 3D model, a technical drawing, and the component information needed downstream.